British Museum Is Most Visited UK Site, Iranian Artist Barred From Leaving Country

The British Museum has its best year ever. Last year, the museum saw 6.9 million visitors and was the most visited attraction in the U.K. for the ninth year in a row, according to the institution’s annual review report.

Peter Schjeldahl cancels his legendary July 4th fireworks party. The New Yorker art critic has been throwing an Independence Day bash since 1980s, inviting the who’s who of New York’s downtown crowd to his home in upstate New York. But in recent years, the word has gotten out on social media and more and more people—last year there were nearly 2,000—have overwhelmed the event.